Advancing Digital Innovation for a Sustainable Future
The 8th International Conference on Digital Age & Technological Advances for Sustainable Development (DATA’27) is a multidisciplinary forum organized by the Mediterranean Association of Sciences and Sustainable Development (Medi-ASD).
Held in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 25–26, 2027, at the Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente, DATA’27 brings together researchers, academics, industry leaders and policymakers to explore cutting-edge technologies addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The conference is organized in partnership with UAE – FST Tanger (Morocco), Al-Mustaqbal University (Iraq) and Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi (Turkey), and features a hybrid format offering both in-person and virtual participation.
- Proceedings planned for publication in a special series with indexing in selected databases.
- International committee with expertise from over 20 countries.
- Strong focus on Artificial Intelligence, digital transformation and sustainability.
Lisbon
Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente
Where innovation meets the Tagus
Important Dates
Submission Deadline
Nov 29, 2026
Notification of Acceptance
Jan 17, 2027
Author Registration
Feb 12, 2027
Camera Ready Submission
Feb 28, 2027
Conference Topics
Explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital technologies and sustainable development.
AI for Sustainability
- • Swarm Intelligence
- • NLP & Computer Vision
- • Climate Modeling
- • Resource Optimization
Sustainable Civil Eng.
- • Low Carbon Construction
- • Smart Infrastructure
- • Circular Economy
- • Recycled Materials
Smart Grid Tech
- • Energy Efficiency
- • Microgrid Controls
- • Renewable Integration
- • Grid Cybersecurity
Digital Manufacturing
- • Industry 4.0 & IIoT
- • Digital Twins
- • Predictive Maintenance
- • Additive Manufacturing
Sustainable Agriculture
- • Precision Farming
- • IoT in Agriculture
- • Soil Health Monitoring
- • Intelligent Irrigation
Digital Learning
- • AI-based Education
- • Adaptive Learning
- • AR/VR in Education
- • Learning Analytics
Green Computing
- • Green Data Centers
- • Edge Computing
- • Energy-Efficient Algorithms
- • Blockchain for Sustainability
Digital Health
- • AI in Diagnostics
- • Medical Imaging
- • Telemedicine
- • Health Data Security
Information Systems
- • Digital Transformation
- • Decision Support
- • Business Intelligence
- • Sustainable Organizations
Cybersecurity & Trust
- • Secure Smart Cities
- • Data Privacy
- • IoT Security
- • Digital Resilience
Call for Papers
DATA’27 invites high-quality original research papers that advance digital technologies for sustainable development.
Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts of up to 10 pages following the official conference template. Papers must not be under review or accepted elsewhere.
- Similarity check using iThenticate (max 15% overall, 5% from a single source)
- Double-blind peer review by 2–3 program committee members
- Evaluation based on originality, technical quality, clarity and impact
- Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings
Suggested Paper Structure
Abstract
Problem statement, method overview, key findings and impact.
Introduction
What is known? Provide context and motivation.
Literature Review
What is unknown? Identify the research gap.
Methodology
How do you fill the gap? Describe datasets, models, and tools.
Results
What findings did you get?
Discussion
How do the findings bridge the gap?
Conclusion & Future Work
What does this mean going forward?
References
Ensure formatting consistency.
Acknowledgment
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Committees
Honorary Chair
Prof. Dr. Hasan Shakir Majdi
President of Al-Mustaqbal University
Iraq – Babil
Conference Chairs
Program Chairs
Organizing Committee
Mehdi Ebady Manaa
Topical Chair – Precision Agriculture
Al Mustaqbal University, Iraq
Adriana Estokova
Topical Chair – Sustainable Construction
TUKE, Slovakia
Aziz Mahboub
Topical Chair – E-Health & Biomedical Technologies
FSTT, UAE Univ., Morocco
Mohammed Hasan aldulaimi
Topical Chair – Remote Sensing & Geospatial Intelligence
Al Mustaqbal University, Iraq
Badr-Eddine Semlali Boudriki
Topical Chair – AI for Earth Observation & Geospatial Analytics
FSTT, UAE Univ., Morocco
Domingos Santos
Topical Chair – Green & Circular Economy
Universidade Politécnica de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Ikram Benabdelouahab
Finance Chair
FSTT, UAE Univ., Morocco
Ismail Rakip Haras
Topical Chair – 3D GeoSmart & Digital Twins
Karabuk Univ., Turkey
Luis Bragança
Topical Chair – Sustainable Development
Univ. of Minho, Portugal
Martina Zeleňáková
Topical Chair – Environment & Climate Resilience
TUKE, Slovakia
Mohamed Ben Ahmed
Program Tech Co-chair, Publication Chair
FSTT, UAE Univ., Morocco
WAEL JABBAR ABED AL-NIDAWI
Topical Chair – Smart Cities & Urban Intelligence
Al Mustaqbal University, Iraq
Mustapha Harmouzi
Topical Chair – Telecommunications & IoT
FSTT, UAE Univ., Morocco
International Advisory Committee
Ahmad Afif Supianto
Natl. Res. & Innov. Agency, Indonesia
Atis Kapenieks
Riga Tech. Univ., Latvia
Bernadetta Kwintiana Ane
Univ. of Stuttgart, Germany
Huang-Nan Huang
Tunghai Univ., Taiwan
Joel Rodrigues
Natl. Inst. of Telecom., Brazil
Kashif Saleem
King Saud Univ., Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Essaaidi
ENSIAS, UM5, Morocco
Parthasarathy Subashini
Avinashilingam Univ., India
Rogerio Dionisio
Polytechnic Inst. Castelo Branco, Portugal
Sehl Mellouli
Laval Univ., Canada
Sri Hartini
Univ. of Indonesia, Indonesia
Vipul Jain
Victoria Univ., New Zealand
Wassila Aggoune-Mtalaa
Inst. of Sci. & Tech., Luxembourg
Local Organizing Committee
Alessandra Mimed Amet
ALKÜ University
Gorkan Lora
ALKÜ University
Fadwa Ennaji
ALKÜ University
Technical Program Committee
A. A. Maulana Siagian
Indo. Inst. Sci., Indonesia
Abayomi Taofee
DUT, South Africa
Abd Elnaby Kabeel
Delta Univ. Sci. & Tech., Egypt
Abdelghani Bouhghani
Sultan Moulay Slimane Univ., Morocco
Abderrahim El Mouti
UAE, Morocco
Abdullah E. Akay
BTU, Turkey
Adib Habbal
Karabuk Üniversitesi, Turkey
Adnane Labbaci
Ibn Zohr Univ., Agadir
Aftab Khan
Univ. of Kansas, USA
Organizers & Partners
Mediterranean Association of Sciences and Sustainable Development
Medi-ASD
Hotel Meliá Lisboa Oriente
Lisbon, Portugal
Conference Venue
Al-Mustaqbal University
Iraq
Partner University
UAE – FST Tanger
Morocco
Partner University
Keynote Speakers
To be announced soon
Prof. Dr. Luís Bragança
University of Minho
Portugal
Prof. Dr. Somingos Santos
Universidade Politécnica de Castelo Branco
Portugal
Keynote Speaker 2
Coming soon
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